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That is a fascinating comparison but one aspect that may not make it a fair is comparing NI region vs. city. It would be interesting to compare just Belfast to
by duncanawoods 9y ago
That is a fascinating comparison but one aspect that may not make it a fair is comparing NI region vs. city. It would be interesting to compare just Belfast to Baltimore because thats where the majority of deaths happened.
edit: add a dodgy esimation
Belfast poulation in 70's: 431k
% of troubles deaths in Belfast : 43%
=> murder rate: 479 * 0.43 / 431 = 44 homicides per 100k
But as you note, the NI figures is only the political murders so it can only really be compared against a similar subset of Baltimore homicides e.g. "gang violence".